Receptacle



NATA' RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 8. 1923 imllll LEQMZH LUCY NATA, OF SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

RECEPTACLE.

Application filed October 8, 1823.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LUCY NATA, a citizen of the United States, residingat San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful improvements inReceptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a receptacle adapted to be used for containingarticles, the invention being here shown as embodied in a box adapted toreceive parts of clothing from sewing machines, although it may beapplied to other purposes if desired.

The invention has for an object the provision of a novel box of thistype.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawing is a side view of my improved box.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse section on the line 33 ofFig. 1.

Fig. at is a perspective view of the box.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing my improved box as placed to receivearticles from sewing machines.

As here embodied my improved box comprises a body 10 of rectangular formand open at the top. This body may be supported on the wheels 11 thisbody being of aluminum, tin, or other suitable material. The. bottom ofthe box may be rounded transversely as shown most clearly in Fig. 3 andmay conveniently be of wire mesh formation.

The bottom of the box is here in the form of a pair of doors 13, 13'which are hinged to the side walls of the box, at the bottom thereof, asat 14 and which here comprise frame elements in which are set wire meshpanels. These doors are arranged to swing downwardly to discharge thecontents of the box, a novel locking means being provided for holdingthe doors closed.

This locking means comprises a shaft 16 extending longitudinally of thebox and carried by the door 13 at the free edge thereof, the shaft beingsupported by lugs 17 depending from the said door, these lugs hav-Serial No. 667,428.

ing slots such as 18 therein through which the shaft passes and whichpermit of bodily movement of the shaft transversely of the box. Theshaft 16 is normally urged toward the hinge side of the door 13 by meansof coiled tension springs 20 engaged at one end with the shaft andattached at their 0pposite ends to the lugs 17.

Fixed to and depending from the other door 13 are lugs 22 each of whichhas a notch entered thereinto from one side thereof, the lug in effectforming a hook. Similar lugs 25 are fixed to and depend from the endwalls of the box. Formed on the fr e edge of the door 18, midway betweenthe ends thereof, is a downturned lip 28 which is adapted to be engagedby a cam 29 on the shaft 16 to move the latter bodily to one side andinto locking relation with the hooked lugs 22 and 25. Although I haveonly shown one of these cams and lips it will be understood that thenumber might be increased if desired.

It is believed that the manner of releasing and locking the doors willbe readily apparent from the above description. When the doors areclosed, the cam 29, by its engage ment with the lip 28, keeps the shaft16 in position engaging in the hooked elements 22 and 25, therebyholding both doors closed. To release the doors the shaft 16 is rotated,rocking cam 29, and allowing the shaft to be moved by the springs 20 outof registry with the lugs and 25, and freeing the doors. When the latterare to be closed the door 13, which carries the lugs 22, is first swungclosed, and then the other door, the shaft 16 being given a rotarymovement to engage the cam 29 with the lip 28 and so move the shafttransversely to locking position. The shaft 16 may have enlargedprojecting ends 16 for convenience in manipulation.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A box having a hinged bottom, and locking means therefor includingshaft extending longitudinally of the box and adapted for transversebodily movement, said shaft being carried by the door, and hooked lugson the box with which said shaft engages when in looking position.

2. A box having a bottom made up of a pair of doors hinged at the. sidesof the box, slotted lugs on the free edge of one door,

a shaft carried by said door and extending through the slots in saidlugs, and hooked elements carried by the other door and the end walls ofthe box and adaptedto have said shaft moved-bodily transversely ofitself into engagement therewith.

3. A box having a bottom made up of a pair of doors hinged at the sidesof the box, slotted lugs on the free edge of one door, a shaft carriedby said door and extending through theslots in said lugs, and hookedeleinents ca'rried by the other door and the end walls of the box andadapted to have shaft 'nio'v'e'd bodily transversely of itself iiitoengagement therewith, and a cam on said shaft for i'noving the lattertrans versely to looking position" A box having a bottom made up of apair of doors hinged at the sides of the box, slotted lugs 011 the freeedge of one door, a shaft oarried by said door and extending through theslots in said lugs, and hooked elements carried by the other door andthe end walls of the box and adapted to have said shaft Inoved bodilytransversely of itself into engagement therewith, and a cam on saidshaft .for moving the latter transversely to locking position, and adown turned lip on the last named door adapted to be engaged by saidcam.

5. A box li'aving a bottom made up of a pair of doors hinged at thesides of thebox, slotted lugs on the free edge of one door, a shaft 'carried by door and extending through the slots in said lugs, and hookedelement's carried by the other door the eii'd walls of the box 'andadapted to have said shaft nioved bodily transversely of itself intoei'igageinent therewith, and a cam on said shaft for moving the lattertransversely to lookingp'osition, and springs urging said shaft in anopposite direction.

testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LUCY NATA.

